equate to

verb

equated to; equating to; equates to
: to be the same as or similar to (something) : to equal
Disagreement doesn't equate to disloyalty.

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Michael Kors’ revenue of $663 million equated to an 8 percent decline in constant currencies. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 Wilson joins Netflix at a tumultuous time, two weeks after the company announced layoffs of 6% of employees, equating to about 1,000 jobs. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 And while commissioner Roger Goodell said last week that more flags does not necessarily equate to bad officiating, the league is concerned at some level. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 To qualify, borrowers would need to have lived in the state for at least a year and earn no more than 200% of the local median income; in Los Angeles County, for example, that equates to a family of four earning no more than $216,200 a year. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equate to

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“Equate to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equate%20to. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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